Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life,
《The Art of Living[生活的艺术]》作者:HarperCollins US,出版社:2007年7月,ISBN:128.00。Epictetuswasbornintoslaveryabout55ceintheeasternou
Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the ninety-three witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions that make up The Art of Living, readers learn to meet the ...
” Although, it is much harder to apply to life, Epictetus does an outstanding job of applyingphilosophyto life in his book The Art of Living. His excerpts Observe Proper Proportion and Moderation, Living Wisdom is More Important Than Knowing About It, Be a Citizen of The World, Everything...
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.” “Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.” “We must make haste then, not only to do what is good, but also to do it well.” ...
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There are books, like The Art of Living by Epictetus that I could name, but most of my inspiration comes from people like Einstein who expanded what we understood to be possible; Coach Pete Carroll whose ‘win forever’ philosophy is a stand for caring while competing with yourself to be ...
world. The teachings of Epictetus has based on the living a happy life such that the human beings are satisfied with their birth and their livelihood on the earth. His teachings mainly dealt with the happiness that is found from doing work and satisfying the life of the people from the ...
Instead of imagining in advance the difficulties that may arise, one should actually experience them on one's body: "Practise at some one time a style of living like an invalid, that at some other time you may live like a healthy man. Take no food, drink only water" (μελέτη...
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” “未经审视的生活不值得过。” 2.柏拉图(Plato) “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.” “人类行为源于三种主要力量:欲望、情感和知识。” 3.亚里士多德(Aristotle) ...